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pg. 159 in the kindle version PG. 159 The view of Bates during that first mission into Rorshach “Another spike, ” I warned as tesla and Sieverts surged on my HUD. “Hang on.” This place was not only giving me … Continue reading → Continue reading →

UNIT T 144-13 Running primary diagnostics…scanning…scanning… Establishing secure connection with {Theseus Crew}… Connection established. OPERATOR logged as [BATES]. Two hours till Mission Abort. All systems and subroutines operational. Primary directives listed by [OPERATOR: BATES] as “Protect insertion team. Engage unidentified hostiles with :lethal: force.” … Negative hostile scans at shuttle dock. UNIT T 144-11 data […] Continue reading →

[pgs 343-354] I have been hit. Those skimmers, those scramblers, that damn Rorschach attacked me. I couldn’t believe just how much of an impact Rorschach could make, or how covertly it could do it. No one even saw the plasma … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Siri and I were friends purely because no one else wanted to be our friends. We were the outcasts, the two “wimps” other kids came and picked on. It wasn’t a fun existence, but it was better than being alone and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I have been drifting for eternity. Drifting into nothingness full of stars, darkness, and space. I had been unaware of my appreciation for the silence, the loneliness, until only days ago. I wasn’t entirely sure what could have provoked them, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The words come out in a rapid motion of surprise, but remaining calm, hands slowly flexed. Something in the excitement brings about the feral instinct that has been restrained for too long. Part of me asks for release, but the dominating side takes control and keeps a sense of sanity as I remind myself that […] Continue reading →

They’re starting to rouse. I know it’s about time, but I’m anxious. For most of them, it’s the first time going through this. Perhaps that will dull their emotions when they realize it. Five years isn’t such a long time, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I can barely breathe.  The end is near.  My survival no longer matters. After protecting the Meat for so many years, they disappear one by one.  First, the alien vessel stole Unit Szpindel from me.  His injuries were too severe for me to repair him like I had healed the others.  Now, the replacement Unit […] Continue reading →

It started out like any other day. I went to the playground to play alone. I had only one friend, Siri, but I couldn’t even trust him anymore. That’s the story of my life, I’m so much of a freak that the only person who would hang out with me became an even bigger freak. […] Continue reading →

Siri’s…my other half’s…my story began with Robert Paglino. I sure wish those few TwenCen relics (God bless them) who still held to the notion that humankind was not to be tampered with had intervened for me when my parents decided … Continue reading → Continue reading →